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Joseph McKerrin – grave tales

27/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Joseph MCKERRIN was born in Scarsdale Victoria and was the son of Joseph MCKERRIN and Mary nee MAHER. He had three brothers and four sisters. Both of Josephs parents were born in Ireland. He married Ellen ‘Nell’ FLEMMING in Boulder WA in 1918. At the time of his marriage he was the licensee of the […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Cemeteries, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

A Racing Man from Tipparary – grave tales

20/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

FATAL MINING ACCIDENT IN THE PERSEVERANCE MINE – MAN FALLS DOWN A PASS. Richard Ryan, a well known citizen of Boulder, met with an instantaneous death in the Great Boulder Perseverance. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 17 March 1908, page 17 On Wednesday 11th March about 9.30 a.m. the deceased and a mate, Albert Matthews, were working […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Tragedy at Cue:

20/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader 6 November 1897, page 3 Tragedy at Cue. A FATHER SHOT DEAD BY HIS YOUNG SON. A terrible tragedy was enacted here this afternoon, by which Mr. John Scriver SNOW was shot by His youngest son. Mr Snow was proprietor of the shooting gallery near the Excelsior Hotel in […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People

Francis ‘Frank’ Cornelius Scott – grave tales

13/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Western Argus 12 July 1904, page 24 THE LATE MR. FRAN SCOTT. “I first met the late Mr. Frank Scott.” says a gentleman who knew him for 20 years, in Burrowa, New South Wales, where he was in business as a professional accountant, and I also represented his father, a flour mill proprietor, doing […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People

Paynesville – ghost town

06/02/2021 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Paynesville is located  77 km east of Mount Magnet, Western Australia Gold was discovered in this area in early 1898 by Tom Payne and Arthur Waldeck, and by April 1898 the place had been inspected by a surveyor and a plan of subdivision prepared. It was at first referred to as ‘Paynton’, and ‘East Mount […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Paynesville, Western Australia

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